Biographies & Memoirs

by Alastair Tompkins

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Experiences of a British officer in the Kenya Police during the 1950s and 60s.

by Jeffrey Pack

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An illustrated history of the Pack family and their connection with the Kent village of Egerton over several centuries.

by Sydney Knowles BEM

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Memoir of a WW2 Royal Navy Clearance Diver and diving partner of Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb

by John McGregor, BA

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A fond look back at the weird, wild and wonderful women friends in the author's past

by Keith Connelly – The life and work of highly-respected British stage and screen actress Susan Fleetwood (1944-95)

by Alastair Tompkins

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The experiences of a small boy evacuated from Sussex to Yorkshire in 1939.

by Arnold Brettel

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A practitioner reveals his unique Buddhist/Jungian approach to psychotherapy.

by Cedric Flood

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A former airline captain's reflections on a lifetime of commercial and private flying 1950-2012.

by Nick Horobin & Jackie Newman

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Inspiring true story of a paramedic's long road to recovery after an attack on his ambulance left him with life-changing injuries.

by Bruce Blackney

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Diary of a 1974 expedition to the Takht-e-Sulaiman Massif, Iran in the footsteps of Freya Stark

by Grace Turner (nee Sajida Arnold)

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An Anglo-Indian orphan's inspiring life story.

Available in softback or hardback versions.

by Brian W.A. Johnson

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My journey from RAF Halton apprentice to senior management with commercial airlines 1947 to 1997.

by Richard Ling

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A former armaments expert looks back on his varied career as an international salesman in the arms, aviation and petrochemical industries 1975-2010

by David Seeney

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Tracing the author's rise from footman to Lord Beaverbrook via the RAF to Senior Police officer 1930s-80s.

by Douglas Walker

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ARP warden Aunt Alice's overzealous efforts to protect the Lancashire seaside town of St Annes from enemy subterfuge during WW2 are a comedy treat for readers of any age.

by Joan Blackburn

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The Story of Charles & Alice ~ an Edwardian married couple 1901-1941

by Robert Trevor

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A  Londoner's experiences  as a child during the Blitz and as an evacuee in rural Berkshire and  suburban Liverpool during World War Two.

by Josephine Duggan Rees

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A portrait of family life in rural England in the 1950s, 60s and 70s

by John Kinsley

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Experiences of a London Ambulanceman 1975-82.

by Mike Read

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The remarkable history of a Berkshire stately home and its many occupants during 1000+ years of British history.

by Cirla Lewis

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A young Jewish girl's experiences in Nazi-occupied Belgium during the Holocaust years.

by Eric Woods

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A former navigator's experiences with BOAC in the postwar years.

by Richard Barr

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A sailor-turned-entrepreneur’s experiences afloat and ashore in the UK and former Soviet Union.

by Richard Biddlecombe

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Edwin's exploits include a career in television and involvement with a controversial church which picks a wife for him...

by Richard Pike

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Experiences of an air-sea rescue helicopter pilot around the Scottish coast in the 1980s/90s.

by Richard G. Walker

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Memories of childhood / adolescence during and after WW2 in Stopsley, Bedfordshire and subsequent RAF National Service

by Michael Bailey<,hr>Two Liverpool FC fans, a father and son, travel to Istanbul in 2005 for an unforgettable experience.

by Stanley Blackmore

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Recollections of a teenage schoolboy at home in rural Leicestershire and at boarding school in Rutland during the Second World War.

by Richard Harris & Barrie Williams

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A biography of Rear Admiral Nicholas Goodhart, CB, Legion of Merit, FRAeS, RN (1919–2011)

by Graham Wise

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A Memoir - 1937-2000 One man’s journey from a small Kentish island to Mars & beyond (via the Royal Air Force)

by Joan Blackburn

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A nostalgic memoir following the fortunes of a working-class family from Southern England during the 1940s and 50s

by Gyorgy Nadasdy & Julia Pinner

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Experiences of a teenage Freedom Fighter in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising & the years in exile that followed.

by Brian Janman

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A concise history of the West Sussex Ambulance Services 1895-1995 in words and photographs.

by Harry Collins

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The experiences of an 11-year-old wartime evacuee from Lancashire who spent 4 years in Canada

by Eileen Sullivan

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The life and times of a Hampshire sheep farmer and his family ~ 1930s to present.

by Simon Van Garderen

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A South African bush pilot recalls his 25-year association with Angolan UNITA freedom fighter Dr Jonas Savimbi.

by Thomas Soars

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The unusual story of an English RNVR officer who married a Persian princess during World War II and brought her home to a distinctly unglamorous life in England.

by Catherine Jacobs

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Childhood memories of family life in East London before and during the Second World War.

by Barrie Williams

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The former editor of three major regional newspapers looks back over his 44 years in the  news industry 1961-2005

by Alf Sharpling

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The comical adventures of two would-be sea anglers in Essex, Cornwall and Wales.

by Christopher Bolton

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This nostalgic look at small-town life in the UK during the 1950s will delight all those old enough to remember the era depicted.

by Frank Rixon BEM

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Autobiography of a Berkshire Lad who served in Malta with the Royal West Kent Regiment during WW2.

by Margaret Cloughley

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An evocative series of letters describing the author's experiences during a two-year stay in this remote Himalayan province.

by John Williams

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Entertaining stories from a talented Liverpudlian raconteur

by George Major

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A family saga tracing the author's forebears in British colonial Africa and his own colourful career as a housepainter with many interesting clients over the years.

by Alastair Tompkins

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A novel set in Kenya at the time of the 1952 Mau Mau insurgency.

by Joan Blackburn (formerly Ratcliff)

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Adventures of a WRAF Airwoman 1959-63.

by Joan Blackburn

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Further adventures of a WRAF Airwoman – 1971 and beyond.

by Ken Fitzroy

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A former military, commercial and civilian pilot looks back on 50 years in the air.

by Eileen Elizabeth Gidney

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Memories of British North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) in the early 1950s.

by John Kilburn

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A former ATC recalls his 30-year career in Air Traffic Control 1957-1987

by Peter & Mary Birchenall

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Celebrating the achievements of a dedicated band of nurses who provided excellent healthcare to the inhabitants of the Channel Island of Guernsey during the German occupation of WW2.

by Howard A Hughes

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Entertaining biography of charismatic Irish aviator Paddy Kirkwood, a pilot with RAF bomber command in World War II and subsequently an airline captain whose 'Irish crew' gained legendary status in post-war British European Airlines (BEA) for their high-spirited antics.

by June O'Carroll Robertson

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Recalling a remarkable life at home and abroad, working for Norman Hartnell and Constance Spry, and much else besides...

by David Stevens

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Biography of  Sir William Robert Wills Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde

by Mick Hatchard

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An illustrated history of 'The Robins' a West Sussex football team1898-2010.

by Helen Sonnet

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The wartime experiences of a young Dutch girl during the Nazi occupation of Holland in WW2.

by Tim Rooth

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How a group of local residents formed The Chichester Society and successfully thwarted a council plan to demolish many historic buildings in their city in the 1970s.

by Edward Hull

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An illustrated history of the London Gliding Club and the development of the sport of gliding in the UK since 1930.

by Jeff Pack

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A Partial Autobiography, A Psychological Selfie or a Cock & Bull Story? One Man's attempt at self-analysis.

by Francis Chute

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A history of the Chute family and their connection with The Vyne, their stately home in Hampshire for over 300 years.

by Eileen Elizabeth Gidney

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A former schoolmistress remembers Palestine in the wartime years 1939-45.

by Nick Adames

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An illustrated agricultural memoir tracing the fortunes of three generations a well-known West Sussex farming family during 100 years of rural change.

by Berwick Coates

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A celebration of the 150-year history of West Buckland School in Devonshire.